Teaching argument writing, grades 6-12
Subtitle: supporting claims with relevant evidence and clear reasoning
By: George Hillocks, Jr. ; foreword by Michael W. Smith
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780325013961
Subjects: Report writing; Persuasion (Rhetoric); Rhetoric; Grammar; English language
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: pt. I Teaching the Basics of Argument Writing; title: 1.Whodunit? Solving Mysteries to Teach Simple Arguments of Fact; title: 2.What Makes a Good Mascot; title: or a Good Leader? Teaching Simple Arguments of Judgment; title: 3.Solving Problems Kids Care About: Writing Simple Arguments of Policy; title: pt. II Teaching Students to Write More Complex Arguments; title: 4.How Are Judgments Made in the Real World?; title: 5.Answering Difficult Questions: Learning to Make Judgments Based on Criteria; title: 6.What Is Courage? Developing and Supporting Criteria for Arguments of Judgment; title: 7.Argument and Interpretation: Teaching Students How to Make Literary Judgments.